e-'A-W*' ,o ysrnsl .pninral Bfsco'je.J A3B-Lancaster Farming “Friday, January 6i 1995 Chester Dairy Day (Continued from Page A 36) and another for those 13 months to pre-calving. The precalving heifers can be, and should be put on a close up ration. Heinrichs said that putting them in with up close dry cows is a perfectly fine practice and that a heifer should never, never be allowed to calve at a heifer facility Manheim Central One of the goals is to show stu dents the connection between sub ject areas. This year, during the fourth marking period, integrated curri culum will be used to show stu dents the connection between the courses they arc studying and relate it to a project. Currently, 22 teachers are working together on one project to teach students hands-on skills in erecting a bio sphere on school property where some students will spend several school days inside it. Students will use math skills to determine geometric measures; science skills to predict weather patterns; English skills to prepare a video journal of the different stages in building the biosphere; social studies to examine how the environment affects history, pov erty, and war; and physical educa tion knowledge to determine how to keep in shape within the bio sphere. Students will use a compu ter to produce a newspaper; art knowledge to design furniture; home economics training in choos ing fabrics and design; and agricul ture to figure out the plants and animals that may exist in the biosphere. “It’s taking a lot of preparation to keep things balanced,” Seibert said of this new experience for teachers. “The purpose is to show connections. In the world, every action is a reaction,” she said. This is Seibert’s 10th year teaching. The restructuring has required a lot of time and energy, but one that pleases her. When she first began teaching in 1985, only four students were enrolled in her freshman agriculture class and only 38 in the ag program. Compare that to more than SSO students enrolled in at least one of the agriculture educa tion electives. The increasing enrollment required hir ing two additional voca tional agricultural staff members. Heather Peters and Charles Ax m. Opportunity New Florida Dairy Progressive Delmarva area dairymen, w/strong Florida dairy experience seek partners/investors and herdsperson w/or without cows. June 1995 start up. Florida Dairy 5800 Telegraph Rd. Elkton, MD 21921 and then be trucked to the main herd to be put in the milking string. He suggested a precalving stage to start from four to six weeks prior to calving. Other speakers discussed using commoditites in a feeding prog ram, cow comfort in a stall bam, managing for profits and caring for dry cows. (Continued from Page A 3O) Classroom expansion is also needed. Two greenhouses, two additional classrooms, and a small engine, welding, and woodwork ing shop will be built beginning this spring and completed in three years. To finance the expansion, the school received a rural grant from the Department of Agricul ture requiring matching funds from local businesses and the community. Seibert said, “We could not have offered this curriculum and have this expansion without the support of the administration, the school board, the parents, and the community.” Said Jere Murphy, the school’s principal, “We have a young, knowledgeable and dedicated staff who have conveyed to our students that agriculture affects and is important to all of us. With the support of strong FFA and Adult Young Farmer Programs, the Manheim Central Agriculture Education Department- prepares leaders in the agriculture industry of the future.” Broken Down Deteriorating Walls Need Repairs? 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Lengel Inc. The grand champion market hog was shown by Trisha Berger and was purchased by Hatfield Quality Meats Inc., for $250. The reserve grand champion market hog was shown by Marc Arnold and was purchased by John F. Lengel Inc. for $290. The winter roundup is held annually between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays and gives the youth a chance to show and sell their market animals. Some members take other project animals to the state Farm Show, while the roundup provides many with the only opportunity for such an event (Turn to Pag* A 46) Gunite Construction • Precast Concrete Products Brldflt Repair« Tank R»p«lr • Holding Tanks»lnstallation • Pr>-Qu«llfl«d by PtnnDot From the left, Tom Moyer holds the plaque of the grand champion market hog of the Lebanon 4-H Livestock Club Winter Roundup, while Trisha Berger, who showed the champion, holds the company banner. > g> ipk market hog, while Peter Lengel, buyer for John F. Lengel Inc., holds the plaque. 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